A Thought About Speed Activated Spoilers

[Amused]

Some cars (the VW Beetle comes to mind) have speed activated spoilers that pop up at 80 MPH but do not go back down until you go much slower or stop.

Are they not an indication that you have, at some time since you started the car, been traveling in excess of 80 MPH?

Could a cop see your raised spoiler and give you a ticket for speeding? It's like an admission of guilt, no?

 

[Oger]

Negative, they are not a true indication of actual speed.

 

[DnetMHZ]

The Beatle can go 80?

 

[Chaotic42]

Wouldn't they need quantitative evidence? I mean, the spoiler could be broken or whatever other excuse you'd like to come up with.

 

[lokiju]

That'd suck if they used that against you, but they'd have to know what make of car has that and what speed it comes up at, etc.. So I'd think not, but I guess its possible.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
The Beatle can go 80?

haha

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Oger
Negative, they are not a true indication of actual speed.

Are they not an indication that you have, at some time since you started the car, been traveling in excess of 80 MPH?

 

[Oger]

They can easily be over ridden, I can see the cop now, but judge, his wing was up, he must have been doing 80

Remember that the police have to prove you were breaking the speed limit, thus they have calirated speedometers, radar equipment and painted lines on the roadway.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Oger
They can easily be over ridden, I can see the cop now, but judge, his wing was up, he must have been doing 80

Remember that the police have to prove you were breaking the speed limit, thus they have calirated speedometers, radar equipment and painted lines on the roadway.

How are they over-ridden? And wouldn't it be easy for the cop to see that it was stock?

 

[Platypus]

It's beetle.

 

[Oger]

There are usually six wires running to and from these ricer spoilers, one of them is a trigger, ground it out and the wing raises, break the ground and it lowers.

It does not matter even if it was stock, how is he going to prove that you were doing over 80 ?, he cannot, any judge would throw that out of court and reprimand the officer

 

[JulesMaximus]

No, they couldn't give you a ticket for that. I believe they actually have to catch you in the act to issue you a citation.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Oger
There are usually six wires running to and from these ricer spoilers, one of them is a trigger, ground it out and the wing raises, break the ground and it lowers.

It does not matter even if it was stock, how is he going to prove that you were doing over 80 ?, he cannot, any judge would throw that out of court and reprimand the officer

No need to yell. I just found it a curious thought.

Sort of being caught "red handed" if you know what I mean.

 

[Oger]

Sorry, did not realise you think that bold is yelling


THIS IS YELLING, bold just reinforces my point

Besides, I would never yell at you Amused, never.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Oger
Sorry, did not realise you think that bold is yelling


THIS IS YELLING, bold just reinforces my point

Besides, I would never yell at you Amused, never.

Thanks.

Now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside... No, wait, that was just gas.

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: Oger
They can easily be over ridden, I can see the cop now, but judge, his wing was up, he must have been doing 80

Remember that the police have to prove you were breaking the speed limit, thus they have calirated speedometers, radar equipment and painted lines on the roadway.

Say what now??

I don't see how the officer in question could rightfully charge for speeding.. as they have to qualify the excess over the limit...

but, who knows.. I'm sure somewhere, sometime, some speeder is going to get busted for it, and have the charges stick..

 

[ZaneNBK]

Porche used to have the spoiler on the Boxter pop up when going 80+ but they changed it in the newer models to 55+ due to their customers getting speeding tickets because of them.

If they don't lead directly to a ticket than can indirectly contribute to getting one as the cop might notice you when he previously would not have.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: ZaneNBK
Porche used to have the spoiler on the Boxter pop up when going 80+ but they changed it in the newer models to 55+ due to their customers getting speeding tickets because of them.

Yowsers so it's true!

 

Empty bottles througout the apartment of a underage person would mean at some point they were drinking correct?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Empty bottles througout the apartment of a underage person would mean at some point they were drinking correct?

It would mean they could have been drinking, but doesn't confirm that they definitely were.

 

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SampSon
Empty bottles througout the apartment of a underage person would mean at some point they were drinking correct?

It would mean they could have been drinking, but doesn't confirm that they definitely were.

Right, this could be said about so many situations.